Reasoning question from Panchayat Secretary (VLW) exam, 2025 by JKSSB
Andre covers half the distance at a speed of 60 kph and the remaining half at a speed of 40 kph. What is his average speed?
Last updated Jun 13, 2026
Correct Answer:
Option B —
48 kph
Find the time for the first half: Traveling the first one hundred and twenty kilometers at a speed of sixty kilometers per hour takes exactly two hours.
Find the time for the second half: Traveling the remaining one hundred and twenty kilometers at a slower speed of forty kilometers per hour takes exactly three hours.
Find the total time: Combining both parts of the journey, the total time spent traveling is five hours (two hours plus three hours).
Calculate the average speed: The average speed is the total distance divided by the total time. If we divide the total distance of two hundred and forty kilometers by the total time of five hours, we get forty-eight kilometers per hour.
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